Ash receptacle and sifter.



P. F. QUINN.

ASH RECEPTACLE AND SIFTER.

APPLICATION FILE'D FEB. 2. 1916.

1 21 8,99. Patented Jan. 16, 1917.

WITNESSES l/VVE/VTOR it re't' PATRICK r. QUINN, or new YORK, v. Y.

ASH nEosPTAcL' Ann SIFTER.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, PATRICK Qu nn, a citizen of the United States, and a; resident of the city of New York, borough of the Bronx, in the county ofBronX and State of New York, have invented, anew and mproved Ash Receptacle and S fter, of which the following. is a. full, clear, and exact-deso that the. ashes maybe deposited directly thereinto, nieansbeing provided to. perform.

the sifting operation at such place andthen return the unburned coal directly to the stove or furnace.

Another object of the invention is-to provide a structure that will, be practically dust-proof, means being. provided to inanipulate; the shaker from the outside of the main casing or receptacle, the shakingmeans being-adapted for use as a poker, lid lifter or the like.

Vith the foregoing and other. objects in view, the invention consistsin the arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter described and claimed, and "while the inven-.

tion is not restricted to the exact details of construction disclosed herein, still for the purpose. of illustrating a practical embodiinent thereof reference is had to the accompanying drawings, in which like reference characters designate the-sameparts in the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the complete device closed; Fig. 2'is a. vertical transverse section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 3,; Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section on the line 33 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the shaker; and Figs. 5 and 6 are detail perspective views of slightly modified forms of construction for the main receptacle.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings I show as a preferred embodiment of the invention a receptacle comprising a bottom 10, sides 11, and ends 12. In this form of the invention the side walls are Specification of Letters fatent.

,tions of the sides, as well as may being indicated in this instance as Patented Jan. 16, 19ft.

Application filedl ebruary 2, 1916. Serial N 0. 75,675.

olfs'et at l3 with the upper portions extending outwardly from the lower portions, thereby providing horizontal ledges upon the inside of the receptacle. The lower por- 4 the-ends, may be inclined slightly or convergent to facilitate. the nesting action of a plurality of these receptacles for shipping or storage purposes. The upper portion of the receptacle may be provided with vertical side and end portions or walls, or such walls may be inclined somewhat. The upper edge, however, of the receptacle ,to form a strong is preferably rolled and finished structure.

. Any suitable form of handles 14 and 15 be provided'for the receptacle, the same being secured to the ends 12 in the plane of the ledges l3. The handle 15 is provided with a slot 16 and beneath the handle the end wall 12 is provided with a slot 17, the latter being narrower than the, slot 16 but havin its bottom edge on of the slot .16. I

At 18 I show a. pan adapted to be supported at its sides upon the ledges 13, the

a level with the bottom pan being of a width corresponding to the wider portion of the receptacle. The pan is provided with continuous side and'end walls and with a bottom of reticulated inateri'al such as woven wire mesh 19 held in place by inwardly directed flanges 20 formed upon the sides and ends of the pan and also by a central longitudinal rib 21 having its ends interlocked with the end wall flanges 20. The pan is adapted to be recipro-cated along the ledges 13, and hence .is made shorter than the interior of the receptacle for this purpose. Any suitable form of bail or handle indicated at 22 may besecured to the pan for lifting or manipulating it, the bail 22 being shown as connected by ears 23 to the central portion of the rib 21. A pair of lugs 24: are connected toxthe rib 21 and project downwardly therefrom adjacent the front end of the pan.

At 25 is indicated a cover for the receptacle having a flange 26 adapted to fit over the upper portion of the receptacle in such a manner as to prevent the escape of dust or ashes from the receptacle while the sifting operation is being performed.

The shaker referred to above is indicated at 27 and is provided at one end with a notch 28 and a hole 29. The bottom of the notch and the hole are so spaced as to correspond to the lugs 24 with which they cooperate when this end of the shaker is inserted into the receptacle through the slots 16 and 17. The slot 16 being wider than the other permits sufiicient tilting of the shaker to cause the interlocking engagement between the lugs and holes but without providing for an unnecessary width of the slot 17 In other words, the shaker may be manipulated as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 3 to cause the connection or disconnection with respect to the lugs, and yet, when in operative position for sifting, there is no appreciable opening at the slot 17 to permit the escape of dust.

The operation may be summarized as follows: The receptacle with the pan therein' supported upon the ledges 13 will be placed at any convenient place adjacent the stove or furnace, and the ashes will be deposited into the pan. The lid 25 will then be put in place and the shaker introduced through the slots 16 and 17 and interlocked with the lugs 24. By actuation of the shaker the pan will then be reciprocated to and fro to cause the sifting through its bottom of the ashes, leaving the clinkers 0r valuable portions in the pan. After the sifting operation is completed the operator may remove the cover from the receptacle and return the unburned coal or the like to the stove, and \upon replacing the parts the receptacle as a whole may be carried away for future use or for emptying the ashes.

In Fig. 5 the side wall 30 is provided with a crimp 31 to form the equivalent of the ledge 13 above described, and in Fig. 6 the side wall 32 is shown provided with an angle strip 33 serving likewise as a support for the pan 18.

I claim 1. The herein described ash receptacle comprising side and end walls and a bottom connecting and inclosing said walls, inwardly projecting ledges on the inner surface of the side walls below the upper edges thereof, a pair of rigid handles for the receptacle connected to the end walls thereof, one end wall having a slot formed therein and the adjacent handle covering said slot and being provided with a slot wider than Copies of this patent may he obtained for the other slot, the lower edges of the slots being in the horizontal plane of the ledges, a pan having a reticulated bottom supported for reciprocation on the side ledges, a cover for the receptacle inclosing said pan, and a shaker projecting inwardly through said slots and interlocking with the lower face of the pan for manipulating the same from the outside when the receptacle is closed.

9. The herein described ash receptacle comprising a device having connected side and end walls and a bottom, one of the ends having a slot, a pair of ledge supports formed upon the side walls in the same horizontal plane as said slot, a pan having a. reticulated bottom supported upon said ledges, the pan being shorter than the receptacle, a shaker extending inwardly through said slot, said pan having a central longitudinal rib, means to cause the inner end of the shaker to interlock with said rib whereby the pan may be manipulated from the outside, and a cover for the receptacle.

3. The herein described ash receptacle comprising a main ash receiver, the main portion of which is tapered downwardly, said receiver having side walls provided with offsets forming ledges in the same horizontal plane, a panof a width substantially equal to the width of the receiver at its upper portion, and of a length shorter than the receiver, said pan being provided with a central longitudinal reinforcing rib having its ends interlocked with the ends of the pan, a bail secured to said pan rib extending upwardly from the middle portion thereof, a lug projecting downwardly from one end of the rib, said pan having a reticulated bottom supported upon said rib, a shaker extending through one end. of the receiver and having a hole to receive and interlock with said lug whereby the pan may be reciprocated longitudinally upon said ledges from the outside of the receiver, and a (30"(1' for the receiver.

PATRICK F. QUINN.

Witnesses:

GEO. L. BEELER, PHILIP D. Roma-mus.

iive cent! each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. 0. 

